Kenyan food prices, market by market

Updated week of 5 October 2026 · 10 commodities · 86 markets monitored over the trailing 12 months

Observed staple prices across Kenyan markets from WFP market monitoring, in Kenyan shillings, each dated to its observation month. This is the first country in Lokoja's multi-country data layer alongside Nigeria's 67 markets.

Commodity	Markets	Cheapest (latest obs.)
Maize	74	KSh 25/kg · Kathonzweni (Makueni)
Maize flour	82	KSh 60/kg · Loosuk
Beans	82	KSh 93/kg · Kangemi (Nairobi)
Rice	80	KSh 100/kg · Hagadera (Daadab)
Wheat flour	78	KSh 76/kg · Tarbaj
Sorghum	12	KSh 30/kg · HongKong (Kakuma)
Potatoes (Irish)	13	KSh 60/kg · Hagadera (Daadab)
Cowpeas	43	KSh 75/kg · Garissa
Sugar	80	KSh 117/kg · Mandera town
Kale (sukuma wiki)	66	KSh 30/kg · Kangemi (Nairobi)

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